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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Little Richard

http://www.kolumbus.fi/timrei/lre.htm

"Rhythm and blues had a baby and somebody named it rock and roll." Little Richard.

Lucille and Long Tall Sally, recorded live in Australia in October 1957, will soon be released on a CD. This is the first time since the '50s that it will be possible to hear Little Richard with his original '50s touring band.

"Let it all hang out!" Little Richard.

"There could not have been a Michael Jackson if there had not been a Little Richard." PEOPLE Magazine

"…a contemporary pop rebel like Prince seems like small potatoes compared with Little Richard, the original wild man of rock ’n’ roll." NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

LITTLE RICHARD, the originator, the emancipator, the architect of rock and roll. Exploding into the American consciousness in the mid-50's’..."awop-bop-a-loo-mop-alop-bam-boom"…he singlehandedly laid the foundation and established the rules for a new musical form: rock and roll.

Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, the third of twelve children, Richard Wayne Penniman began singing in his local church choir while still a youngster. He signed with RCA Records in 1951 after winning a talent contest and released two singles—neither receiving prominent notice.

Returning to his job washing dishes in a Greyhound bus station, Richard sent a demo tape to Specialty Records, a fledgling Los Angeles label. The song, "Tutti Frutti," was his catalyst for success and led to an uninterrupted run of smash hits—"Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," "Rip It Up," "Lucille," "Jenny Jenny," "Keep A Knockin’", "Good Golly Miss Molly," "Ooh! My Soul"…By 1968, Little Richard had sold over 32 million records internationally.

A self-imposed hiatus took Richard out of the industry spotlight, but never out of the consciousness of the legions of fans around the world who confidently awaited his return.

In 1985, Richard charged back stronger than ever, scoring rave reviews for his memorable appearance in 1985 boxoffice smash "Down and Out in Beverly Hills," a film which also launched his hit single, "Great Gosh A Mighty." He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and launched into a pattern of work which has been virtually non-stop, encompassing not only recording, but television, films, soundtracks and commercials: "Martin," "Full House," "Miami Vice," the 60th Annual Academy Awards, among other television guest spots; a duet with Philip Bailey for the Universal Pictures’ hit, "Twins"; background vocals on the U2/BB King hit single, "When Love Comes to Town"; the CBS Records all-star benefit album and Showtime/PBS documentary special, "A Vision Shared—A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly"; television pitchman for Taco Bell, McDonald’s, NBC-TV, Commodore/Amiga Computers and Revlon’s "Charlie" perfume, in which he starred with supermodel Cindy Crawford.

His performance of a rock ’n’ roll version of the children’s tune, "Itsy Bitsy Spider," was a stand-out track on the star-studded Disney Records’ benefit album, "For Our Children." The record went gold and earned millions for the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, an organization he continues to support. Disney followed up with "Shake It All About," an entire album of children’s songs redone by Richard in a style that is his alone. His portrayal of a rock ’n’ roll Old King Cole in Shelley Duvall’s "Mother Goose Rock ’n’ Rhyme," an appearance on "Sesame Street" and a spot on the Jim Henson Records album, "Kermit Unpigged" (on which he guests on the all-star song and video for a remake of "She Drives Me Crazy"), have ensured him a new generation of fans.

Richard was honored with a star on the world-renowned Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1990. Soon afterward, he returned to his hometown of Macon for the unveiling of "Little Richard Penniman Boulevard." In 1993, he received the long-overdue Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He also performed for rock & roll fans Bill Clinton and Al Gore at one of the biggest parties in Washington—the inaugural gala.

In 1994, Richard received the Rhythm & Blues Foundation’s prestigious Pioneer Award. He also appeared on Elton John’s hit "Duets" album and delivered a high-octane rendition of "Something Else" with Tanya Tucker on the platinum MCA Records’ release, "Rhythm, Country & Blues."
Most recently, Richard was presented with the prestigious Award of Merit byt the 1997 American Music Awards in recognition of his contributions to and powerful influence on the music world.
Driven by an incredible, hard-to-match energy which lends credence to his "wild man of rock ’n’ roll" image, Richard continues to tour extensively, delighting audiences with his unique blend of music and humor.

"Entertaining is a way to spread joy," says Richard. "I’ve come to terms with that and with myself. You’ve got to do that before you can begin to help others."

Discography

'50s recordings

Info 1951-1952, RCA Victor,
Tune(s) Ain't Nothing Happening
Every Hour
Get Rich Quick
I Brought It All On Myself
Please Have Mercy On Me
Taxi Blues
Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother
Why Did You Leave Me

Info 1953-1954, Peacock,
Tune(s) Ain't That Good News
Always
Directly From My Heart
Fool At The Wheel
I Love My Baby
Little Richard's Boogie
Maybe I'm Right
Rice, Red Beans and Turnip Greens

Info 1955-1957, Specialty,
Tune(s) All Around The World
(aka Rock'n'Roll Is Here To Stay)
All Night Long
Baby
Baby Face
Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo
(aka I'll Never Let You Go)
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
Chicken Little Baby
Directly From My Heart
Early One Morning
Good Golly Miss Molly
Good Morning Little School Girl (1989)
Heeby Jeebies
Heeby Jeebies Love (1989)
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Hound Dog (1989)
I Got It
I'm Just A Lonely Guy
Jenny Jenny
Kansas City
Keep A Knockin'
Lonesome And Blue
Long Tall Sally
(aka The Thing)
Lucille
Maybe I'm Right
Miss Ann
Oh Why
Ooh! My Soul
Ready Teddy
Rip It Up
Send Me Some Lovin'
Shake A Hand
She Knows How To Rock
She's Got It
She's My Star (1989)
Slippin' And Slidin'
The Girl Can't Help It
The Most I Can Offer
True Fine Mama
Tutti Frutti
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Wonderin'

Info 1959, Little Star
Tune(s) Every Night About This Time
Freedom Ride
I'm In Love Again
Valley Of Tears

'60s recordings

Info 1963-1965, Vee-Jay,
Tune(s) Baby Face
Belle Stars (1972)
(aka Belle Star)
Blueberry Hill
Cherry Red
Cross Over
Dance What You Wanna
Dancing All Around The World
(aka Dance A Go-Go)
Every Time I Think About You (1974)
(aka Something Moves In My Heart)
Funky Dish Rag (1972)
Going Home Tomorrow
Good Golly Miss Molly
Goodnight Irene
Groovy Little Suzie
Hound Dog
I Don't Know What You Got
It Ain't What You Do
Jenny Jenny
Keep A Knockin'
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Long Tall Sally
Lucille
Memories Are Made Of This
Money Honey
My Wheel's Been Slippin' All The
Way (1971)
Only You
Ooh! My Soul
Rip It Up
Send Me Some Lovin'
She's Got It
Short Fat Fannie
Slippin' And Slidin'
Talkin' 'Bout Soul (1971)
The Girl Can't Help It
Tutti Frutti
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Why Don't You Love Me (1972)
Without Love
You Better Stop

Info 1964, Specialty,
Tune(s) Ain't That A Shame (1989)
Annie Is Back
Bama Lama Bama Loo
I Got A Woman (1989)
Miss Ann (1989)
Poor Boy Paul (1971)
Tutti Frutti (1989)
Well Alright (1971)

Info 1965-1966, Modern
Tune(s) Baby
(aka Baby, Don't You Want A Man Like Me)
Baby What You Want Me To Do
Bama Lama Bama Loo
Bony Moronie
Bring It Back Home To Me
(aka Bring It On Home To Me)
Directly From My Heart To You
Do The Jerk
(aka Get Down With It)
Do You Feel It
Good Golly Miss Molly
Groovy Little Suzie
Holy Mackerel
I'm Back
Jenny Jenny
Keep A Knockin'
Long Tall Sally
Lucille
Miss Ann
Ready Teddy
Rip It Up
(aka Saturday Night Rock)
Send Me Some Lovin'
Slippin' And Slidin' (live & studio versions)
True Fine Mama
Tutti Frutti
Whole Lotta Shakin'

Info 1966-1967, Okeh,
Tune(s) A Little Bit Of Something
Anyway You Want Me
(aka Baby, What You Want Me To Do)
Don't Deceive Me
(aka Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)
Function At The Junction
Get Down With It
Good Golly Miss Molly
Hurry Sundown
I Don't Want To Discuss It
(aka You're My Girl) I Don't Want To
Discuss It)
I Need Love
Jenny Jenny
Land Of A Thousand Dances
Long Tall Sally
Lucille
Money
Never Gonna Let You Go
Poor Dog (Who Can't Wag His Own Tail)
Rosemary
Send Me Some Lovin'
The Commandments Of Love
The Girl Can't Help It
True Fine Mama
Tutti Frutti
Well
(aka Well, Alright)
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
You Got To Feel It
(aka Don't Fight It)

Info 1967-1968, Brunswick
Tune(s) Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes
Can I Count On You
She's Together
Soul Train
Stingy Jenny (Got What It Takes But
It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away)
Try Some Of Mine

'70s recordings

Info 1970-1972, Reprise
Tune(s) Born On The Bayou
Brown Sugar
Dancing In The Street
Dew Drop Inn
Do It - To It
Freedom Blues
Green Power
Greenwood Mississippi
I Saw Her Standing There
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
In The Name
It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way
How You Do It
Joy To The World
King Of Rock And Roll
Lovesick Blues
Midnight Special
Mockingbird Sally
(aka Mockinbird Sally)
Money Is
Nuki Suki
Prophet Of Peace
Radio Spots For The Rill Thing Band 1
Radio Spots For The Rill Thing Band 2
Rockin' Rockin' Boogie
Sanctified, Satisfied Toe-Tapper
Second Line
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Shake A Hand (If You Can)
Somebody Saw You
Spreadin' Natta, What's The Matter
The Rill Thing
The Saints
The Way You Do The Things You Do
Thomasine
Two Time Loser

Info 1970, Atco, with Bonnie & Delaney
Tune(s) Miss Ann

Info 1972, United Artists, backing by
Canned Heat,
Tune(s) Rockin' With The King

Info 1972, Bell
Tune(s) Good Golly Miss Molly
Lucille
Rip It Up

Info 1973, Kent
Tune(s) Chain Chain Chain
Chains Of Love
Dock Of The Bay
Don't You Know I
Geraldine Jones
(misspelled Gerald Jones)
Hot Nuts
In The Name
Mississippi

Info 1973, Greene Mountain
Tune(s) Where Will I Find A Place To Sleep
This Evening
In The Middle Of The Night

Info 1975, Manticore
Tune(s) Call My Name
Steal Miss Liza (Steal Liza Jane)

Info 1975, Mercury, with
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Tune(s) Take It Like A Man
Stay Alive

Info 1975, Mainstream
Tune(s) Try To Help Your Brother

Info 1976, S. J. Productions,
Tune(s) All Around The World
Baby Face
Bama Lama Bama Loo
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
Good Golly Miss Molly
Jenny Jenny
Keep A Knockin'
Long Tall Sally
Lucille
Miss Ann
Ooh! My Soul
Ready Teddy
Rip It Up
Send Me Some Lovin'
She's Got It
Slippin' And Slidin'
The Girl Can't Help It
True Fine Mama
Tutti Frutti

Info 1978, Creole
Tune(s) Send Me Some Lovin' 1978

'80s and '90s discography

The years in this discography are in descending order. The info field here contains the recording's publishing year, the name of the record, and possibly other artist with Richard, and CD availability icon. OST stands for Original Soundtrack, OTVST for Original TV Soundtrack, and FM for From Movie.

Info 1998, OST: Why Do Fools Fall In Love,
Tune(s) Keep A Knockin'

Info 1997, OTVST: The Drew Carey Show,
with Joe Walsh,
Tune(s) Rocky Mountain Way

Info 1997, Soulgasm, with Jimmy Lewis,
Tune(s) Hold On To What You've Got

Info 1996, The Definition Of Soul,
with Solomon Burke,
Tune(s) Everybody's Got A Game

Info 1996, The Songs Of The West Side Story,
Tune(s) I Feel Pretty

Info 1995, OST: Casper,
Tune(s) Casper The Friendly Ghost

Info 1995, Splish Splash Bathtime Fun,
Tune(s) Rubber Duckie

Info 1994, Rhythm Country And Blues,
with Tanya Tucker,
Tune(s) Somethin' Else

Info 1993, with Elton John, Duets,
Tune(s) The Power

Info 1993, OST: We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story,
Tune(s) Roll Back The Rock

Info 1992, LR Meets Masayoshi Takanaka,
with Masayoshi Takanaka,
Tune(s) Good Golly Miss Molly
Tutti Frutti
Miss Ann
Lucille
Long Tall Sally
Send Me Some Lovin'
Jenny Jenny
Rip It Up
Kansas City ~ Hey Hey Hey Hey
Ready Teddy

Info 1992, Shake It All About,
Tune(s) The Hokey Pokey
On Top Of Spaghetti
Old MacDonald
She'll Be Comin' Around The Mountain
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Keep A Knockin'
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
If You're Happy And You Know It
When The Saints Go Marching In
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
Here We Go Loopty-Loo
Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?

Info 1991, For Our Children,
Tune(s) Itsy Bitsy Spider

Info 1991, OST: A Rage In Harlem,
Tune(s) Elevator Operator

Info 1991, FM: King Ralph,
Tune(s) Good Golly Miss Molly

Info 1990, with Living Color, Time's Up,
Tune(s) Elvis Is Dead

Info 1990, Blaze Of Glory/Young Guns II,
with Jon Bon Jovi,
Tune(s) You Really Got Me Now

Info 1989, When Love Comes To Town,
with U2 & B.B. King
Tune(s) When Love Comes To Town

Info 1989, OST: Grand Slam,
Tune(s) Grand Slam

Info 1988, Folkways: A Vision Shared,
Tune(s) Rock Island Line

Info 1988, OST: Twins, with Philip Bailey,
Tune(s) Twins

Info 1988, FM: Twins, with Philip Bailey
Tune(s) Twins (Extended Mix)
Twins (A Cappella)
Twins (Radio Mix)
Twins (Club Mix)
Twins (Dub Mix)

Info 1987, FM: Telephone, with Beach Boys
Tune(s) Happy Endings

Info 1987, Rock Around The Mouse, with Goofy,
Tune(s) Gawrsh Golly Goofy

Info 1986, FM: Down And Out In Beverly Hills
Tune(s) Great Gosh A Mighty

Info 1986, OST: Down And Out In Beverly Hills,
Tune(s) Great Gosh A Mighty

Info 1986, Lifetime Friend,
Tune(s) Great Gosh A Mighty
Operator
Somebody's Comin'
Lifetime Friend
Destruction
I Found My Way
The World Can't Do Me
One Ray Of Sunshine
Someone Cares
Big House Reunion

Richard also appears on the next records with other artists.

Info 1992, The Album Of Life,
with cast of stars,
Tune(s) Raise The World (without intro)
Raise The World (with intro)

Info 1991, Give Peace A Chance,
with Peace Choir,
Tune(s) Give Peace A Chance

Info 1991, Voices That Care,
with Voices That Care,
Tune(s) Voices That Care

Gospel recordings

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